Majority of antisemitic incidents committed by leftists, not Islamists or neo-Nazis, research find

With antisemitism rising across the globe, from assaults to graffiti, a new analysis finds the political motivation of perpetrators skews decisively to the left, with extreme progressives far more likely to commit such attacks as compared to Islamists or far-right activists like neo-Nazis.

The new findings come as the Democratic National Committee braces for potential unrest from anti-Israel protesters at its nominating convention next week in Chicago just days after presumptive nominee Kamala Harris was confronted at a New York fundraiser by a protest that required some arrests.

The weekly Global Antisemitism Report published by the Combat Antisemitism Movement analyzed 113 incidents that targeted Jewish victims worldwide and found that 57.5% of the perpetrators were identified as far leftists, 22.1% of them were Islamists, 11.5% were unknown and 8.9% were done by far-right extremists.

You can see the breakdown here.

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One of the incidents documented was a man yelling "Free Palestine" while stabbing a Jewish man who was leaving Shabbat services. The attacker fled and the Jewish man was taken to a hospital in stable condition. 

Another incident reported was neo-Nazi and white supremacist graffiti painted on school property in Connecticut, twice in three weeks. 

The report showed that 73 of the antisemitic attacks were anti-Zionism attacks, 21 of the attacks were labeled as "classic antisemitism," 10 were done by Islamists and four were unattributable.

Antisemitism has been making headlines over the past few months as anti-Israel protests have been springing up all over college campuses. 

These protests began after the Oct. 7 attack where the terrorist group Hamas attacked Israel and killed 1,200 people. Israel declared war on Hamas and the war has been ongoing since. 

Top Democrats including Vice President Kamala Harris are attempting to appease the far-left, pro-Palestinian wing of the party, as well as the Jewish Democrats that are pro-Israel. 

Harris has said in the past that while she supports Israel defending itself, she wants a ceasefire deal. She met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month. 

“I will always ensure that Israel is able to defend itself including from Iran and Iran-backed militias such as Hamas and Hezbollah,” Harris said in remarks reported by The Hill. “I’ve said it many times but it bears repeating, Israel has a right to defend itself, but how it does so matters."

Pro-Palestinian protesters have showed up to numerous Democratic events and protested as many of them have called for a ceasefire in the war and have claimed the Jewish state is committing genocide in Gaza. 

According to a report from National Review, Chicago officials denied the protest groups requests to have stages and use sound systems for their protest at a park near the convention. 

Pro-Palestinian protesters burned the U.S. flag outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C., when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his address to Congress.